17/VII. 01.

Dear Mother!

I received your letter a few days ago, forwarded to me by Anyuta. I was extremely pleased to learn that there is hope for the speedy release of our people. Perhaps they will indeed be convinced that no "case" will come of it.

But even if a "case" does come of it, they should still release them soon, because now even in far more important cases they release people much earlier, "pending the conclusion of the case." At least it is good that Manyasha feels herself in good spirits, as is evident from her letter, forwarded to me by Anyuta.

Anyuta wrote to me a few days ago that she is thinking of moving to the bosom of nature: that would not be a bad idea, although I must say that foreign cities are better equipped in summer, that is, the streets are watered more frequently, etc., so that here it is easier to spend the summer in the city than in Russia. We, for example, have the opportunity both to bathe every day in a very good bathhouse at a comparatively not very expensive price, and there are places to walk, and it is not far to get out of the city. Street traffic here is incomparably less than in such a large Russian city: this is because electric streetcars and bicycles completely relegate cab drivers to the background. Commercial traffic in the suburb where we live is utterly insignificant. We are therefore satisfied with our place of residence and are not planning to go to the countryside or to a dacha.

I embrace you warmly, my dear, and wish you good health. Warm regards to Mitya and especially to Mark and Manyasha.

Your V. U.

in the journal

Sent from Munich to Podolsk

First published in 1929

"Proletarskaya Revolyutsiya" No. 11

Printed from the manuscript